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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Ned compare himself and Katherine to at Whitehall Palace in the spring of 1560?

2. What was Frances Grey's maiden name?

3. How old is Mary Queen of Scots in February 1554?

4. What property is returned to Frances Grey after her husband is beheaded?

5. How old is Mary Grey in 1559?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Frances Grey achieve for herself and her daughters by the summer of 1554?

2. What relationship seems to be between Queen Elizabeth and Robert Dudley in the summer of 1559?

3. How does Jane go to her execution?

4. What does Ned think he and Katherine should do when they do not get permission to marry?

5. What arrangement are made to have Jane and her sisters married and why?

6. What happens when Queen Mary appears to be pregnant?

7. How does Jane describe her studies?

8. Why will John Dudley and his sons be executed?

9. Why is it a problem that there be a Tudor son to succeed King Edward?

10. What is the family's country estate like at Bradgate?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jane is made queen by her father and other powerful men. How was Jane betrayed and abandoned by the people who tried to put her in power?

Essay Topic 2

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does the author use more metaphors or similes in the novel? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers make the writing more interesting?

Essay Topic 3

Genre is a means of classifying literature. What is the genre of the novel? Why is it not realistic fiction?

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